Challenge

Excalibur Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Abram Sarmiento made the kick off and thus started the match. Pedro Manzanares was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Shi Ming showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 3 minute of play. In the 9th minute Shi Ming shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Manzanares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 12th minute, Kevin Mastache made a precise shot to the right of Kenneth Libesoons. Terremoto FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Terremoto FC's Kenneth Libesoons played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Montenegro in the 15th minute of play. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shi Ming, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Shi Ming in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pedro Manzanares prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Shi Ming tried to sneak it across the goal line. Kenneth Libesoons showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Axel Montenegro, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. If Uriel Sesuldo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 30 minutes into the match, Shi Ming had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Shi Ming was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Kevin Mastache fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kenneth Libesoons having to interfere. Kenneth Libesoons showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Terremoto FC's Kenneth Libesoons played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 43rd minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Shi Ming to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, Jakob Tobbackers threw the ball into play from the sideline. Colombia's Kevin Mastache quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 52nd minute Axel Montenegro suffered a foot injury and had to be helped off the field. Colombia's Gael Capmany was substituted for Axel Montenegro. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind Terremoto FC's goalkeeper Kenneth Libesoons, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 60 minutes of play, Colombia's Gael Capmany made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kenneth Libesoons was left in no man's land by his defense there! Terremoto FC's Jeremias Macedo was substituted for Shi Ming. Hilario Duarte kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. In the 66th match minute, Terremoto FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hilario Duarte to maneuver through the defense. Terremoto FC's Kenneth Libesoons proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Terremoto FC from getting a goal against them. 70 minutes into the match, Jeremias Macedo notched a goal, 3-3, to the right of Colombia's Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jeremias Macedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. 76 minutes into the match, Terremoto FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ignacio Mastache came free, but Kenneth Libesoons reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Colombia's Ignacio Mastache slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Kenneth Libesoons. That made the score 3-4 after 80 minutes of play. 83 minutes into the match, Terremoto FC's Jeremias Macedo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Manzanares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 84th minute of the match Terremoto FC got a corner. Colombia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hilario Duarte ran over to the corner to take the kick. Hilario Duarte made a great header on Terremoto FC's corner, it was just that Colombia's Pedro Manzanares managed to reach the ball for a save. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeremias Macedo in the 86th minute of play. Pedro Manzanares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jeremias Macedo went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-4 was the resulting score. Kenneth Libesoons made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kevin Mastache in the 93rd minute of play. Pedro Manzanares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jeremias Macedo went, in the 97th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-4 was the resulting score. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Terremoto FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Colombia had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.